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How to schedule an email in Outlook

Schedule a time-delayed email in Outlook

How do I delay sending emails in Outlook?
If you want to send an email at a specific time in the future, you can schedule a time for that in Outlook.


Follow these steps to get started:

1. In Outlook desktop, create your email

2. Click on the Message Options square icon in the Tags section

3. Check the box before Do not deliver before and type in the date and time you wish to send the email

4. Click Close 

5. Hit Send to schedule the email

Cancel the scheduled email

1. Open the email in your Outlook Outbox folder

2. Click on the Message Options square icon in the Tags section

3. Uncheck the box before Do not deliver before

4. Click Close

5. Save your changes or click Send to send your email immediately

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